Mid-Season Standouts: Setters 2021

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A setter’s job is never done. You can put up perfect sets and still, no one executes, so it can be tough to identify a solid setter by stats and numbers alone. These athletes were able to push past the limitations in high school personnel and still managed to impress. Here are the top-earning setters from the class of 2021.</span></p> <p><b>Mackenzie Michaels</b></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Michaels directs her offense well, but not without earning a few points of her own. As a setter and right-side hitter for Shawnee, she has been averaging 19.5 assists per game with a season-high of 33 assists over Cherokee.</span></p> <p><b>Julia Calderone</b></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Midland Park has only played two games so far, but Calderone certainly made use of the opportunity. She had 22 assists against Waldwick and 28 assists against Cresskill, both victories for Midland Park.</span></p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="99818" first="Kaelie" last="Chung"]</b></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Scotch Plains-Fanwood is having yet another great year. With </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="99818" first="Kaelie" last="Chung"]</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> leading the offense, averaging 22 assists per game, they should be hard to beat. Chung boasts a season-high of 27 assists against Westfield.</span></p> <p><b>Patricia Falar</b></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Union has been strong this season with a number of solid hitting options for </span><b>Falar</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to choose from. She has been averaging 18 assists per game with a season-high of 27 over Elizabeth.</span></p> <p><b>Kaitlyn Alexander</b></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hillsborough’s own </span><b>Kaitlyn Alexander</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> has been averaging 21 assists per game with a season-high of 28 assists against Hunterdon Central.</span></p> <p><b>Stephanie Soares</b></p> <p><b>Soares</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> has been keeping Southern afloat with an average of 19 assists per game and a season-high of 28 assists over Williamstown.</span></p> <p><b>Lauren Phan</b></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kingsway has taken to the leadership of </span><b>Lauren Phan</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> on the court and run with it. She averages 14 assists per game with a season-high of 25 assists against Clearview.</span></p>